1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of SRF LIMITED (the
Company) as at March 31, 2011, the Profit and Loss Account and the
Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year ended on that date,
both annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Companys Management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatements. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and the disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and the significant estimates
made by the Management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (CARO)
issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 227(4A) of the
Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, we report as follows:
a. we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
b. in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of
those books;
c. the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
d. in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and
the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in compliance
with the Accounting Standards referred to in Section 211(3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956;
e. in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
i. in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2011;
ii. in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
iii. in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
5. On the basis of the written representations received from the
Directors as on March 31, 2011 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the Directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2011
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1)(g) of the
Companies Act, 1956.
Annexure to the Auditors Report
(Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date)
Having regard to the nature of the Companys business / activities /
result, paragraphs 4 (x) and (xiii) of Companies (Auditors Report)
Order, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the Order) are not applicable.
i. In respect of its fixed assets:
a. The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of the fixed assets.
b. The fixed assets were physically verified during the year by the
Management in accordance with a regular programme of verification
which, in our opinion, provides for physical verification of all the
fixed assets at reasonable intervals. According to the information and
explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
c. The fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company
and such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern
status of the Company.
ii. In respect of its inventory:
a. As explained to us, the inventories were physically verified during
the year by the Management at reasonable intervals.
b. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification.
iii. In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, granted by the Company
to companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, according to the information
and explanations given to us:
a. The Company has not granted any loans during the year. At the year
end, the outstanding balance of loan is Rs. Nil and the maximum amount
involved during the year is Rs. 606.02 lakhs in respect of unsecured
loan granted to a wholly owned subsidiary in the previous year.
b. The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of such loan
are, in our opinion, prima-facie, not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
c. The receipts of principal amounts and interest have been regular/
as per stipulations.
d. There are no overdue amount in respect of loan granted as referred
to in paragraph (iii)(a) above and interest thereon.
According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company
has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from companies, firms or
other parties listed in the Register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchases of inventory and fixed assets and the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weakness in such internal control system.
v. According to the information and explanations given to us and having
regard to the view taken by the Company that the transactions, which
are subjected to the provisions of sub-section (6) of section 299 of
the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act), are not required to be entered in
the register maintained in pursuance of section 301 of the Act, there
were no transactions during the year that were required to be entered
in this register. Notwithstanding the Companys view regarding the
provisions of sub-section (6) of section 299 of the Act in respect of
certain transactions, exceeding the value of Rs. 5 lakhs entered into
during the year with parties listed under the provisions of sub-section
(3) of section 301 of the Act, these have been made at prices which are
reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant
time.
vi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections
58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act,
1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 with regard
to the deposits accepted from the public which have matured and are
being refected under Unclaimed fixed deposits (including interest).
According to the information and explanations given to us, no order has
been passed by the Company Law Board or the National Company Law
Tribunal or the Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other
Tribunal on the Company.
vii. In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during
the year by the Company and firms of Chartered Accountants appointed by
the Management has been commensurate with the size of the Company and
the nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 in respect of nylon and are of the opinion that prima-facie
the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. We
have, however, not made a detailed examination of the records with a
view to determining whether they are accurate or complete. To the best
of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance
of cost records for any other product of the Company.
ix. According to the information and explanations given to us in
respect of statutory dues:
a. The Company has generally been regular in depositing undisputed
dues, including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund,
Employees State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service
Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Works Contract Tax, Cess and other
material statutory dues applicable to it with the appropriate
authorities. We are informed that there are no undisputed statutory
dues that are outstanding at the year-end for a period of more than six
months from the date they became payable.
b. The details of dues of Income-tax, Wealth Tax, Sales Tax, Service
Tax, Excise Duty, Customs Duty and Cess which have not been deposited
as on March 31, 2011 on account of disputes are given below:
Name of the Statute Nature of the Forum where Dispute is pending
dues
Central Excise Laws Excise Duty High Court
Customs, Excise & Service Tax
Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)
Upto Commissioner (Appeals)
Service Tax Laws Service Tax High Court
Upto Commissioner (Appeals)
Customs Laws Customs Duty Customs, Excise & Service Tax
Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)
Upto Commissioner (Appeals)
Sales Tax Laws Sales Tax High Court
Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal
Upto Commissioner (Appeals)
Income Tax Laws Income-tax Commissioner (Appeals)
Others Electricity Cess High Court
Name of the Statue Period to which the Amount*
amount relates (various (Rs. lakhs)
years covering the period)
Central Excise Laws 1996-1997 213.79
1983-2008 6046.97
1992-2008 278.46
Service Tax Laws 2006 2.50
2005-2010 241.49
Customs Laws 2004-2006 45.43
1998-2005 29.23
Sales Tax Laws 2007-2008 673.30
1987-2008 102.28
1988-2010 37.74
Income Tax Laws 2006-2007 26.53
Others 2007-2008 6.00
* amount as per demand orders including interest and penalty wherever
quantified in the Order.
The following matters, which have been excluded from the above table,
have been decided in favour of the Company but the department has
preferred appeals at higher levels. The details are given below:
Name of the Statute Nature of the dues Forum where Dispute is
pending
Central Excise Laws Excise Duty Supreme Court
High Court
Customs, Excise & Service
Tax Appellate Tribunal
(CESTAT)
Service Tax Laws Service Tax Customs, Excise & Service
Tax Appellate Tribunal
(CESTAT)
Sales Tax Laws Sales Tax High Court
Rajasthan Tax Board
Name of the Statue Period to which the Amount
amount relates (various (Rs. lakhs)
years covering the period)
Central Excise LAws 1994-2001 162.55
1994-1999 131.35
1989-1995 223.61
Service Tax Laws 2005 7.05
Sales TAx Laws 1995-1996 158.84
2001-2002 22.43
x. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of dues to
banks, financial institutions or debenture holders.
xi. As the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis
of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities, paragraph 4 (xii) of the Order, is not applicable.
xii. As the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments, paragraph 4 (xiv) of the Order, is
not applicable.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the
Company for loans taken by wholly owned subsidiaries from banks are
not, prima-facie, prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
xiv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied for the purposes for
which they were obtained.
xv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and on an overall examination of the Balance Sheet, we
report that funds raised on short-term basis have not been used during
the year for long - term investment.
xvi. As the Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
during the year, paragraph 4 (xviii) of the Order is not applicable.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us, no
security has been created for debentures issued during the year since
they are unsecured.
xviii. Since, the Company has not raised any money by way of public
issue during the year, paragraph 4 (xx) of the Order, is not
applicable.
xix. To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no fraud on the
Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No. 015125N)
Manjula Banerji
Partner
(Membership No. 086423)
Gurgaon, May 9, 2011
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